Barcelona express their anger after club president targeted over Neymar contract investigation

Transparency: Club president Rosell is under scrutiny over the Neymar deal (Image: Getty)

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Barcelona have expressed their 'indignation' over a request made by a Spanish prosecutor to investigate club president Sandro Rosell's alleged misappropriation of funds in Neymar's purchase.

The state prosecutor wants to open proceedings against Rosell who denies any wrongdoing in the 57.1 million euros signing of the Brazilian superstar .

The Spanish champions signed Neymar from Santos who received 17.1 million euros but Barcelona club member Jordi Cases wanted clarification over what happened to the remaining 40 million euros.

He filed a complaint and on Friday the state prosecutor asked the judge looking over the case to open proceedings against Rosell, but has yet to rule on the prosecutor’s request.

The club said in a statement on their website: "Barcelona Football Club wishes to express its most energetic indignation about the report by the state prosecutor on the signing of Neymar Da Silva Santos Junior.

"The operation to sign Neymar Da Silva Santos Junior was complex, an example of business engineering, and we have repeatedly expressed the confidential nature of some of its agreements," they added.

"Our rivals were prepared to conduct the same operation for much more money but (FC Barcelona) won through thanks to the skill and expertise of its negotiating team.

"This contractual complexity, labelled by the prosecutor in his report as ’contractual simulation’, never constitutes a crime in itself.

"We believe the prosecutor is making a mistake in believing otherwise. Faced with the seriousness of these facts, and despite a belief in the good faith of the legal authorities, we will act forcefully to defend the honour of (FC Barcelona) and its president."